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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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